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IEEE-USA E-Books offer a convenient way
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Engineers Can Write! — Thoughts on Writing from
Contemporary Literary Engineers
This new IEEE-USA E-Book features engineers
whose success in the literary world — including
award-winning poetry, short stories and novels — is
as strong an argument as you will find to any claims
that engineers can't write. Tom Moran, author of
Engineers Can Write!, explores differences and
similarities between writing and engineering, and
offers some tips for conceptualizing writing to
improve reports, articles, proposals and other
documents. |
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Technical Presentations Book 1: Strategy —
Preparation and Planning
Engineers and scientists are frequently required to
present technical information to a broad spectrum of
individuals, including co-workers, executives and
potential clients in a variety of formats, such as
conference papers, training materials and funding
proposals. Even if you do not present conference
papers or other formal presentations, you must
present your ideas and opinions daily, in a clear
and concise manner. Without a strategy and
appropriate preparation, a presentation will be
unfocused, not apply, or fail completely. Book 1 of
this four-book series outlines a framework to help
you prepare for your next presentation. |
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2009
IEEE-USA Salary & Fringe Benefit Survey
IEEE-USA’s
Salary & Fringe Benefits Survey, 2009 Edition, is
the 22nd in a series of studies of the compensation
of U.S. IEEE members to provide timely information
on current and long-term trends related to the
income, salary and benefits of IEEE members in the
United States. This information is critical for
accurate understanding of compensation practices in
this profession, including how those practices
impact individual engineers. |
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2009
Profile of IEEE Consultants
As a consultant is preparing a proposal or
negotiating a contract, one of the primary concerns
is deciding how much to charge. To establish a fixed
price or a fee that is both competitive and fair,
the consultant needs to know what other consultants
working in similar fields charge. In response to
this need, the Alliance of IEEE Consultants Networks
(AICN) conducts national fee surveys of its members.
This 2009 Profile of IEEE Consultants provides the
profile of typical self-employed and independent
technical consultants, including their education,
experience, business practices, median earnings and
hourly fee. |
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Cyberspace Policy Review - May 2009
In 2009, The President directed a 60-day,
comprehensive, “clean-slate” review to assess U.S.
policies and structures for cyber security. The
review team of government cyber security experts
received input from a broad cross-section of
industry, academia, the civil liberties and privacy
communities, State governments, international
partners, and the Legislative and Executive
Branches. This paper summarizes the review team’s
conclusions and outlines the beginning of the way
forward, toward a reliable, resilient, trustworthy
digital infrastructure for the future. |
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2010
Quadrennial Defense Review Report - February 2010
The Department of Defense conducted the 2010
Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) from February 2009
through January 2010. The 2010 Quadrennial Defense
Review Report advances two clear objectives: First,
to continue rebalancing America’s Armed Forces
capabilities to prevail in today’s wars, while
building the capabilities needed to deal with future
threats. Second, to continue reforming the
Department’s institutions and processes to better
support the urgent needs of the war fighter; buy
weapons that are usable, affordable, and truly
needed; and ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent
wisely and responsibly. |
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National Patterns of R&D Resources: 2008 Data Update
(March 2010)
National Patterns of R&D Resources describes and
analyzes the current patterns of research and
development (R&D) in the United States, with
comparison to the historical record and the reported
R&D levels of other industrialized countries. The
tables encompass the numerous national R&D resources
variables tracked by the National Patterns
statistical effort. |
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Report
to the President and Congress on the Third
Assessment of the National Nanotechnology Initiative
The 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and
Development Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-153) calls
for a National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel (NNAP)
to periodically review the Federal nanotechnology
R&D program, that is, to review the NNI. The
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology is designated by Executive Order to serve
as the NNAP. PCAST’s first review of the NNI was
issued in 2005, the second in 2008. In this report,
PCAST, serving in its role as the NNAP, assessed the
effectiveness of the NNI over the past two years and
since its inception. PCAST’s observations,
conclusions, and recommendations presented here are
based on the analysis of its 2010 NNI Working Group,
consisting of 3 PCAST members and 12 additional
nongovernmental experts in nanotechnology. The
Working Group’s deliberations were informed by
discussions with government officials, industry
leaders, and technical experts from the wide range
of fields affected by nanotechnology. |
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National
Science Board: Science and Engineering Indicators
2010
Science and
Engineering Indicators 2010 contains analyses of key
aspects of the scope, quality, and vitality of the
U.S. science and engineering enterprise in the
context of global science and technology. This
report presents information on science, mathematics,
and engineering education at all levels; the
scientific and engineering work force; U.S. and
international research and development performance;
U.S. competitiveness in high technology; and public
attitudes and understanding about science and
engineering. |
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Report and Recommendations
from the Scholarly Publishing Roundtable
In the past
two decades, an explosion of new media and new
technologies has heralded the coming "knowledge
economy," and has brought access to extraordinary
riches of information and novel means of
communication to people and communities that have
never before had such capabilities. This explosion
in access to information and new technologies has
opened the doors to libraries, archives, and
resources containing some of the highest and best of
human cultural and intellectual products. How can we
best realize the promise of ubiquitous access to the
treasures of intellect when institutions,
established practices, and economic necessities
inherited from a different time may limit the
maximum potential of crosscutting interdisciplinary
research achievable today? Convened by the Committee
on Science and Technology of the United States House
of Representatives, and encouraged by the White
House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP),
this Roundtable Report assesses and makes
recommendations in a very specific domain of the
debate. |
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